Historica Graphica Collection (#71)

Horse-drawn fire engine, Boise, Idaho, USA, c1900

John L Sullivan, American boxer, c1898. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1858, John L Sullivan (1858-1918) is regarded as the first world heavyweight champion

Main Street, Manhattan, Nevada, early 1900s. The town of Manhattan was founded in 1867 when silver was discovered nearby. When gold was found in 1905 over 4000 people moved into the area

Leadville, Colorado, USA, 1870s. Leadville was founded in 1877 after silver was discovered nearby. Between 1877 and 1880 its population increased one hundred fold to over 40, 000

West Street, New York City, USA, 1870s. West Street ran alongside the Hudson River and its docks

New York Gold Exchange, USA, 1863. The New York Gold Exchange was established early in the American Civil War as an open market for transactions involving gold

Emma Goldman, Russian-born American anarchist and agitator, early 20th century. Artist
Emma Goldman, Russian-born American anarchist and agitator, early 20th century. Goldman (1869-1940) and her fellow anarchist Alexander Berkman (1870-1936)

Eugene Victor Debs, American Union leader, addressing a crowd, 20th century. Artist
Eugene Victor Debs, American Union leader, addressing a crowd, 20th century. Debs (1855-1926) was instrumental in the founding of one of the first trade unions in the United States

Mounted police disperse a crowd, Union Square, New York City, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. The crowd had gathered to hear speeches by anarchists Emma Goldman (1869-1940)

Riot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. Artist
Riot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. Standard Oil employees went on strike on 15 July 1915 over pay and union organisation

The McNamaras on their way back to jail having changed their pleas to guilty, 1911
The McNamara brothers on their way back to jail, California, USA, 1911. John and James McNamara were Los Angeles trade unionists who bombed the offices of the Los Angeles Times in 1910 during a

Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. Artist
Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. 1912 saw a number of industrial disputes, most notably a strike by immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts

YWCA members exercising, 1910s

Janet M Cole and Hazel Philip campaigning for Votes for Women, Chicago, USA, 1905
Mrs Janet M Cole and Miss Hazel Philip campaigning for Votes for Women, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905. Women finally secured the right to vote throughout the United States in 1920 with the passing of

Jerome D Travers, American champion golfer, 1910s. Jerome Dunstan Jerry Travers (1887-1951) was one of the leading amateur golfers of the early 20th century

The San Francisco Earthquake, California, USA, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco on 18th April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Arthur Duffey, American athlete, running a race, 1902. Artist: Edwin Levick
Arthur Duffey, American athlete, running a race, 1902. Duffey (1879-1955) competed in the 100 metres at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, finishing fourth

James J Corbett, American boxer, training with Jim Kennedy, 1900. Known as Gentleman Jim, James John Corbett (1866-1933) became world heavyweight boxing champion in 1892 when he knocked out John L

James J Jeffries, American boxer, 1910. Jeffries (1875-1953), known as The Boilermaker, became heavyweight world champion in 1899 by beating Britains Bob Fitzsimmons

Wilbur Wright and his sister, Katherine, 1909
Wilbur Wright, American aviator and his sister, Katherine, 1909. Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and his brother Orville (1871-1948), were American inventors of aircraft

Sky cycle below a balloon, early 1900s

The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, c1903. Wilbur (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (1871-1948)

American aviator Glenn Curtiss making the first heavier-than-air flight in his June Bug, 1908
American aviator Glenn Curtiss making his first heavier-than-air flight in his June Bug, 1908. On 4 July 1908 at Hammondsport, New York, Curtiss (1878-1930) won a $25

Professor Samuel P Langleys aeroplane, 1903. Samuel Pierpoint Langley (1834-1906) was an American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer

Carry Nation, the Kansas Saloon Smasher, c1900s. Carry Nation (1848-1911) was an American temperance campaigner renowned for vandalising saloons with a hatchet

Customers drinking in a bar in the Bowery, New York City, USA, 1900s

Steve Brodie in his bar, the New York City Tavern, New York City, USA, c1890s. Artist
Steve Brodie in his bar, the New York City Tavern, New York City, USA, c1890s. Brodie (1863-1901) in the bar that he opened having claimed to have survived jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge on 23 July

2 Kings 19: 35-37: Gods vengance on Assyria
2 Kings 19:35-37: Gods vengance on Assyria. The angel killing the soldiers of the Assyrian army besieging Jerusalem. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

2 Kings 16: 9-16: the people of Damascus are taken captive
2 Kings 16:9-16: the people of Damascus are taken captive. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

1 Kings 15: 16: War between Asa and Bsha
1 Kings 15:16: War between Asa and Bsha. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

1 Kings 3: 16-28: the Judgement of Solomon
1 Kings 3:16-28: the Judgement of Solomon. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Scenes from the Book of Kings. 1 Kings 2:10-11: The death of David. 2 Kings 19-25: Bathsheba asking Solomon for Abishag to marry Adonijah

2 Samuel 6: 1-5: David brings the Ark to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 6:1-5: David brings the Ark to Jerusalem. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Judges 14: 5-9: Samson slaying the lion
Judges 14:5-9: Samson slaying the lion. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

1 Samuel 1: 8: Elkanah comforts Hannah
1 Samuel 1:8: Elkanah comforts Hannah. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Judges 6: 36: Gideon puts out the fleece
Judges 6:36: Gideon puts out the fleece. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Joshua 10: 16-27: the execution of the five kings
Joshua 10:16-27: the execution of the five kings. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

God making the Laws. Scene from Deuteronomy. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Numbers 20: 22-29: the death of Aaron
Numbers 20:22-29: the death of Aaron. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Numbers 17: 1-11: Aarons staff blooms on the altar
Numbers 17:1-11: Aarons staff blooms on the altar. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Leviticus 1: 1-7: the Law of Offerings
Leviticus 1:1-7: the Law of Offerings. God dictating the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Facsimile copy of Numbers 2 the camp assignments of the Israelites
Numbers 2: the camp assignments of the Israelites. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Exodus 34: 1-10: Moses receives the second tablets with the Ten Commandments. Artist
Exodus 34:1-10: Moses receives the second tablets with the Ten Commandments. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Exodus 32: 15-23: Moses breaking the stone tablets. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Exodus 20: 1-5: Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
Exodus 20:1-5: Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Exodus 15: 1-19: the song of Moses
Exodus 15:1-19: the song of Moses. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Exodus 11: 1-10: the death of the firstborn sons, one of The Seven Plagues of Egypt
Exodus 11:1-10: the death of the firstborn sons, one of The Seven Plagues of Egypt. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Exodus 9: 8-12: Moses and the plague of boils, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt. Artist
Exodus 9:8-12: Moses and the plague of boils, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

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